Curtain-rod support.



PATBNTED NOV. 19, 1907.

G. w. PALMER. CURTAIN ROD SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 1, 1907.

w; i Pu 5 atknumaa GEORGE WINTERS PALMER, OF GARDENA, CALIFORNIA.

CURTAIN -ROD SUPPORT.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 19, 1907.

Application filed March 1I 1907. Serial No. 359,980.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it I known that I, GEORGE WINTERS PALMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Gardena, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Rod Supports, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a curtain rod support and has for its object a device of this kind embodying extreme simplicity of construction, andalso one which can be easily put up without marring the window casing, and which when in use will space the curtain rod from the. shade roller a sufficient distance so that the curtain or drapery and the shade will not interfere with each other.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a portion of a window casing showing the application of the invention. Fig. 2 is an end view. Fig. 3 is a top plan view. Figs. 4 and 5 are modifications.

Referring specifically to the drawing, the inventioncomprises an attaching-shank or stem 5 which is placed vertically against the side of the window casing 6 and secured thereto by staples 7. At the upper end of the shank 5 is an outwardly projecting horizontalarm 8, and at the. extremity of said arm is an upstanding portion 9 which supports the curtain pole 10 by passing said portion through a vertical opening 1 1 in the pole. Each end of the pole is supported in the manner :stated. The part 9 has a pointed end 12 which projects above the pole a short distance- The length of the arm 8 is suflicient to space the curtain rod from the shaderoller so that the curtain or drapery and the shade will not interfere.

The curtain or drapery may be suspended from the pole by the usual rings; or they maybe hung over the pole loosely without danger of sliding off they being held in place by the sharp ends 12 of the part 9. The center of the pole can also be provided with a 3 pin 13 to assist in holding the curtain or drapery in place when no rings are used.

The device herein described can be made of steel or brass wire, and by reason of its extreme simplicity of construction it can be cheaply produced.

If desired the wire can be flattened as shown in Fig. 4.

The device can be easily put up without marring the window casing, and when not needed it can be readily removed by slipping it out of the staples.

porting both a curtain and drapery by using two supporting members on each side of the window casing, one of said members being located above the other. The horizontal arm of the upper member is made longer than the horizontal arm of the lower member so that the poles may be properly spaced from each other. The upper horizontal arm also rests on the lower pole which is advantageous when heavy drapery is used, the lower member in this case assisting to sustain the weight thereof.

I claim The combination with a curtain pole having an opening, of a support comprising a stem having a projecting arm, and an upstanding member on the arm passing through the opening of the pole and having a pointed end projecting beyond the pole engageable with the curtain to hold the same.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE WINTERS PALMER.

Witnesses:

L. P. ABBOTT, H. S. BROWN.

In Fig. 5 is shown an arrangement for sup- 

